Redesigning the World Trade Organization for the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Steger (law, U. of Ottawa, Canada), this volume arises out of an international, collaborative project on institutional reform of the World Trade Organization that was organized by the Emerging Dynamic Global Economies Network and funded by Networks of Centres of Excellence Canada and the International Development Research Centre. It focuses on three major research themes: decision-making and internal management of the WTO, the relationship between the WTO and regional trade agreements, and transparency. The volume's 15 chapters address such specific topics as the functional and normative analysis of the WTO system, the Secretariat and decision-making, lessons on improving decision making from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, internal management of the WTO, evolving WTO jurisprudence on transparency and good governance, domestic consultation and the WTO, lessons from China on enhancing business participation in trade policy-making, options for public and non-governmental organization participation, debates over accommodating developing countries in the WTO, and the WTO and regional trade agreements. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)